#crystalnest

[iliss4]

"disgustingly long elf"

[has-been-iliss4]

Ah yes, Neivar

You know, the "disturbingly too tall and inhumanly proportionate trickster entity that masquerade as an elf but any other elf think there's something wrong about him even if they can't pinpoint what and who would help people or send them the wrong way where they will die just to see where it will lead the story and who's also known as a few different entities while also being Nameless"

You know, the guy

[crystalnest]

About the Crystalnest

The theme of the world is the cycle of light and darkness (with both of them being good and evil) like driving forces

But the cycle is not in the "cycle' style but more like a pendulum: one side gaining power, while the other loses it, until it reaches the limit where it becomes destructive and it becomes the catalyst for a major event that pushes the pendulum into the other direction with the grey area in the middle

The original dnd campaign for the setting was supposed to be taking place during the grey period: the witch king was killed and the reign of dark ended, the goddess of dark fell asleep but no light awoke from it

So the decisions of the players were supposed to push the pendulum into either direction

[grimfeywizard]

A tidbit of the Dragonlance crossover with my original work

Tldr: Raistlin got hit on by a local dark elf

He traced Raistlin's waist with both hands. "Say, do you have any elven blood in you?"

Raistlin broke the kiss and answered, gasping for air: "I don't think so. Why?"

Quiren smiled and leaned to kiss the soft spot at the beginning of mage's neck. Words echoed through young man's mind: "Sweet Gilmariel must have blessed your birth with a gift of beauty then. Such elegant frame is rare in humans."

***

Raistlin picked up his clothes. He was adjusting his stockings when he had noticed the movement in the corner of his sight.

There was a tall mirror next to the wall.

Raistlin walked to it and looked at himself like he had never seen himself before. He glimpsed back to Quiren. The grey haired elf was sweetly dreaming, hugging onto the pillow Raistlin spent most of the night on. His words were still echoing through mage's mind: "Sweet Gilmariel must have blessed your birth with gift of beauty then".

Raistlin looked into the mirror. Adjusted his robes. Ran his fingers through his white hair. Fixed one rowdy strand behind the ear and smiled to his reflection.

For the first time in his life.

[iliss4]

neivar? neivar!

[iliss4]

more neivar

[crystalnest]

Eriast (Crystalnest): Culture

Eriast Empire (that rose during the light era and lost vast majority of it's territory during the cataclysms and is now is basically ruled by the religious sect that low-key xenophobic towards the "magic" races and magix in general - like, they officially erased the name of th3 god of magic (my boy Neivar) from any written mention in history thus making him the Nameless god) anyway

So Eriast doesn't really recognise elven marriage laws - with Eriast culture being heterocentric (even if homosexuality is not prosecuted but we remember - the cult) and elves being basically androgynous intersex moth people - so if elven couple wants to settle down in the empire (the cities) they have to live 3 years there together with strict split of the responsibilities basically playing "a providing husband" and "a hearth keeper wife"

[crystalnest]

Elven reproduction cycle: from egg to adult

Briefly speaking

First, the egg lies around for 2-4 weeks in a safe place, then a “narva” (elven larva) emerges from it

This thing is the size of a palm and grows for a year, after which it pupates and spends in a cocoon for a year or more, on average from 3 to 5 years, but there are also rarely long cases (note: Landor remained in the cocoon for about 20 years)

By the time of pupation, the narva is usually 50-70cm in length

Narvas have short legs, a protruding triangular tail, the same ears and a dense barrel-shaped body covered with “fur”, which is why they can be mistaken for cats

Despite the fact that, unlike cats, they lack flexibility (and bones), and also have a strange resemblance to a face (note: there was evidence of the ability of narva to swim, raking with its paws)

Narvas are able to understand speech, and after 2-3 months they begin to speak

Narva are carnivorous and, like adults, are not mammals. Narva’s diet - raw meat

Basically, Narva is a carnivorous caterpillar covered with fur.

After a young elf leaves the cocoon, she acquires a number of random traits natural to her kind

The most common are: night vision, skin markings and moth-like wings.

Rare features include an extra pair of upper limbs or eyes.

In some cases, pupation is unsuccessful and instead of a “humanoid” elf, a “tawari” emerges from the cocoon - a creature similar to a naturally grown adult narva

Tavari reach lengths of up to a meter and are comparable in all but their physical appearance to their bipedal counterparts

Tavari are capable of speech (although their voice remains its unnatural sound), magic and everyday affairs (with the appropriate tools, the Tavari retain their short legs after pupation, although they gain greater mobility)

Tavari have no natural means of reproduction, however given the elfs long lifespan and general indifference to their youth, this is not a known problem